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Bug 596706 - no selection marker when using keyboard only to select multiple files on icon & compact view mode.
no selection marker when using keyboard only to select multiple files on icon...
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.26.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-09-29 06:39 UTC by amin faiz
Modified: 2010-05-27 15:58 UTC
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Description amin faiz 2009-09-29 06:39:17 UTC 
first go to any folder with various files/folders in it using nautilus. suppose i want to select multiple files/folders using keyboard cursor keys. if i select a file and then press CTRL + cursor keys to navigate to another file/folder to select i would expect a selection box or marker (or some sort of visual cue) to follow my movement using cursor keys so that i can select more desired file/folder by pressing SPACEBAR.

but no such cue appears, which makes selecting multiple files/folder difficult. the selection works when SPACEBAR is pressed, but you have to guess which file/folder will be selected upon pressing the SPACEBAR key.

this problem only occurs while nautilus is in ICON and COMPACT view mode. in LIST view mode a selection marker (faint orange color) does appear while moving using cursor keys.

selecting single file/folder works, the marker is gone only in additional file/folder selection process using keyboard.

more info can be found at - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/432004.
Comment 1 Allan Day 2010-05-27 15:58:48 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. There is a visual indication of which file is currently focused - a dotted box around the file name. It's not the nicest or most obvious marker, but it's there! I'm closing this as not a bug.